A living museum recreating Nazareth as it was 2,000 years ago is struggeling to survive massive cancellations of trips to Israel.

Special for Come and See

"The council has said no to registering us as a seminary, with religion as our only discipline," seminary president Dr. Imad Shehadeh confirmed in May. "But they haven't answered us yet on our application to become a university, with several disciplines."

Compass, July 16, 2001

New immigrants and born-again Christians are coming to Ariel, but Israelis are mostly afraid to visit. Mayor Ron Nachman blames it all on the media

By Daniel Ben Simon, Haaretz, July 13, 2001

A witness of a Christian friend from his hometown finally hit home. It was some 18 months later when he made a commitment of his heart and will to Christ

July 22, Compass

A pupil in the United Arab Emirites crossed out a comprehension passage in his English textbook on the basis that it was against Islamic beliefs.
The teacher decided to drop it from the dictation text.

Sharjah, By Doaa Zeitoun, Gulf News, 10-07-2001

The Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem accuses Israel of meddling in the election of the church's top clergyman in the Holy Land

The Associated Press, July 12, 2001

The Israeli government, backing ultra-orthodox Jewish groups, has now effectively suspended the Church of Scotland?s $20 million hotel complex project after the discovery of what is believed to be an ancient graveyard at the building site.

Ben Lynfield,In Tiberias, The Scotsman, July 2001

The new spokeswoman is Hanan Ashrawi, a Christian from Jerusalem.

The Associated Press, Tue 10 Jul 2001

Egyptian religious authorities declare TV-game quizzes un-Islamic

Athens, July 10, IRNA